Is Austria Safe for Women? Crime Rate in Austria
Safety rating
Women living in Austria consider the safety level to be very high, with an overall safety rating of 4.5 out of 5.
Crime rating
Women living in Austria consider the crime rate to be relatively low, with an overall crime rating of 1.8 out of 5.
Violence rating
On average 4% percentage of women in Austria have experienced physical and/or sexual violence from an intimate partner at some time in their life, according to OECD Data.
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Crime & Safety Statistics
Based on 176 experiences
Safety rating: | 4.5/5 | Safe |
Safety walking alone after dark: | 4/5 | Safe |
Safety using public transport: | 4.6/5 | Very Safe |
Crime rate: | 1.8/5 | Low |
Worries of being sexually harassed: | 1.9/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being sexually assaulted or raped: | 1.5/5 | A Bit Worried |
Worries of being physically attacked: | 1.5/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of home broken and things stolen: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being mugged or robbed: | 1.2/5 | Not at all worried |
Worries of being kidnapped or murdered: | 1.1/5 | Not at all worried |
How safe is Austria?
Linz
Overall Linz is a really safe city. Of course you have to be careful at night and in area you’re not very familiar with, but that’s sadly just how the world is. Aside from that I’ve never felt unsafe or scared here, just make sure you stay on well-lit streets if you don’t know the area and don’t go into parks alone when it’s dark :)
Posted: January 13, 2025Maurach
Maurach is just a small village and everyone pretty much knows everyone. There are never really any crimes and you generally feel safe. Sure, now and then there's the drunken village youth, but if you ignore them, nothing happens.
Posted: January 12, 2025
Meggi
Vienna
I have never been robbed or assaulted. I feel save in this city. There are many people that are friendly. If you need help, many people will help you. In public transportation i feel safe too. Sometimes there are people that are loud or that are drunk but they are peaceful.
Posted: January 12, 2025Linz
Linz is the third biggest city of austria, a lot of people live here which means you are barely alone at night on the streets, which is a good thing. Would descripe it as a very safe place to live. Also public transportation.
Posted: January 12, 2025
Lena
Bärnbach
Defenetly safe. I can walk alone in the dark to work (5km) and nothing will happen. The people are friendly and easy to talk to. Criminal rate is also very low to non existent and it's defenetly save to travel here.
Posted: January 12, 2025
Helena
Austria
Austria is considered one of the safest countries in the world to travel to and has one of the lowesr crime rates in Europe. The police and authorities are not corrupt. As a young woman, i have lived in the biggest city, Vienna, for over 10 years and i have always felt safe, at any time of the day or night.
Posted: January 10, 2025Graz
Graz is safe, most of the time. I can walk at night and no one talks to me. I feel safe and there are only a few times where I felt harassed. Most at night but most of the time nothing ever happend to me. You need to be more careful when one of the soccer clubs are playing but otherwise it is pretty safe
Posted: January 10, 2025Vienna
I feel very safe as a woman here. Ofc there are some parts where I feel a little uneasy when it's getting late but I have never been worried that I shouldn't go to certain places or that I don't want to pass through certain parts to get to my location. Just being mindful about your surroundings is enough :)
Posted: January 10, 2025
Morgane
Linz
I think Linz in general is a pretty safe city. From now on I never really had problem. I think it mostly depend, where you go in the city, like the city center is safe, but some district maybe less than others
Posted: January 9, 2025Vienna
Even though Vienna is a big City, and I am normally very anxious, especially when it comes to walking out in the dark alone, I feel more than safe in Vienna. I often take the public transportations or walk past midnight through the city. I feel super safe, people are always there, nothing has ever happened to me. Of course as in any big city there are certain districts where you shouldn’t go and other areas where it’s completely safe. But in general I would describe Vienna as one of the safest cities and places I’ve ever been to.
Posted: January 7, 2025Is Austria worth visiting?
Travel rating
based on 67 experiences from female travelers
Salzburg, Group travel
i felt safe but people look at you curious or weirdly if you look alternative, walk barefoot or are vegan haha but i mean that kind of makes it more interesting people there are very bougie but there is a cool art museum you should go to in the Wiener-Philharmoniker-Gasse near University. Just keep your eyes open!
Posted: December 30, 2024
Marta
Portugal
Vienna, Solo travel
I felt very safe. Even though Viena is very expensive I could enjoy it either way. Ut was more of a budget trip so I really tried not to spent a lot. The museums were very expensive but I could visit 2, one of them was free at that day and the other one “ musa museum” is free so I still get to enjoy. If you’re able to spent more on that I would recommend Albertina museum. I stayed at the Metro apartments for 3 days and it was like 70€. It’s pretty good I think and it was only one hour walking from the center. If you’re visiting on Christmas I recommend to check the Christmas markets. Food recommendation - wurstelstand. That’s it, have a safe trip:)
Posted: December 29, 2024Meet locals in Austria
Kizi
About Me
Hi my name is Kizi, from Dubai moved to Salzburg 6 years ago. I’m an art student living on the country side. I love the ocean, culture and music and food looking forward to traveling and hosting fun girls that’s love expoloring.
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. . . Balance is a key 𝐈𝐍 𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑𝐘𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 you do 𝐃𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𓀤 all night long and do 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐬 ツ next day Drink 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐞ツ but don’t forget your 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐣𝐮𝐢𝐜𝐞 Eat 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 ツ when your heart wants it and kale 𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐝 when your body needs it Wear high heels ツ on Saturday and walk barefoot on Sunday Go 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 ツ at the mall and then sit down and 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 ツ in your bedroom 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐬 Move and stay still Embrace all sides of who you are and 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐜 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡 Be brave and bold and spontaneous and loud and let that complement your abilities to find silence and patience and modesty and peace ツ Aim for 𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 . . . Make your 𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 and don’t let anybody tell you how to live according to theirs ツ 𝐌𝐲 𝐠𝐨𝐚𝐥= 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 ✔︎
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